Dolphins RB Frank Gore eager to play in front of home crowd vs. Titans

Frank Gore was born and raised in Miami-Dade County. After not playing much during the preseason Gore can’t wait to play in front of his hometown friends and family on Sept. 9 as the Dolphins will host the Titans

“I haven’t (played a home game in Miami) since the University of Miami,” Gore said on Sunday. “I’m in front of all the people from my neighborhood, high school, and college. I’m going to try to go out there and try to be me. Whenever I’m in the game, (I’m going to) try to give my teammates (and) my coaches 110 percent (and) try to play some winning football.”

The Dolphins signed Gore in the offseason to team up with Kenyan Drake, who was one of the best running backs in the league the final month of the season.

Drake rushed for 444 yards and two touchdowns during the last five weeks of the 2017 season. Gore’s 2017 season wasn’t too shabby either as he ran for 961 yards and three touchdowns in 16 games.

Gore is a big fan of Drake’s game, and he believes the tandem will work well together.

“We’ve got different styles,” Gore said. “Drake can do a lot of things out of the backfield. He’s very fast. Me, the more I touch the ball, the better I am. We’re both competitive. I think as long as we go in and get the mindset, whenever he does something good, I’ve got to come in and try to do something good. I think if we do that … It kind of reminds me of when I was in Miami playing with (Clinton) Portis and (Willis) McGahee. We all competed. Portis used to challenge me every night before the game. ‘Hey, I’m going to go get 100-something yards and be out the second half. I’m going to let you go in and you’ve got to go get your 100.’ That’s my same mindset. I still want to play and I’m going to push Drake every time. I want him to go do good. I want to do good. I think if we just keep that mindset and just work together, it’ll be good for this team.”

Gore is entering his 14th season in the league as he has amassed 14,026 rushing yards, which is the fifth most all-time. He only needs 76 yards to pass Curtis Martin to become fourth all-time in rushing yards.

“I would say that I don’t think about it, but when people ask me, it’s a blessing,” Gore said. “Thinking about where I came from, coming out of college with two ACL (injuries) and all of the doubters saying that I won’t be able to play two or three years, and getting picked in the third round was a reach. I’m still going. I will say it’s a blessing.”

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